Hume Wildwood Registration

We are almost a month away from going to Hume Wildwood, June 16-22. We are in the process right now of mailing out letters to all that participated in the Pancake Fundraiser. The letter will include money we have received, money fundraised, and tips. We need your final registration payment this week:

IMPORTANT: As of right now, we need an adult available to go to Hume Summer Camp with us! Katie Falgien is trying to get the time off to go but she cannot guarantee it. Lynn Laybourne has offered but she would have to change some plans to be able to do it. Are you or do you know anyone that is available? Please contact me ASAP.

Check list to complete Hume registration, due this week:

• Final registration payment
• Go onto Hume Lake's website to fill out medical information (you should have received a code in your email to log on, contact Robin if you haven't youthassistant@hopecenter.cc)

Paul Scholz / paul@hopecenter.cc

Going On Campus

Be the Change Club at College Park, Thursdays at lunch

I was recently asked by a well known youth ministry website, www.thesource4ym.com, to write an article for their Campus Corner blog. Here's the start:


“Better turn around, they’re not letting anyone on campus today.” That was the text message I got from a fellow youth pastor as I was pulling up to the high school. I went ahead and parked. As I was walking up, the youth pastor said, “The lady in the office is a sub and she said that if she didn’t know us then we weren’t getting on.”




Click here to read the rest http://thesource4ym.com/CampusMinistryCorner/article.aspx?id=15

Paul

Article: A Nation of Wimps

Parents are protesting their child's C to teachers. Parents are complaining that a college professor saying he expects his classes to "work hard" is abusing his position.

I came across this article and was wondering what your thoughts are on the subject.  http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200411/nation-wimps

Even further, I would love to discuss how to raise up young disciples of Jesus Christ in this culture.

Message me for a meeting time, I'll buy the coffee,
Paul / paul@hopecenter.c

Summer Calendar 2013

Our Summer Calendar has been released and we are so excited about upcoming events, activities, and another season of seeing God at work in the lives of students! Click here to see it.
Below is the letter that was mailed out, if you did not receive it please contact us to update your contact information. Thank you!

Dear Lighthouse Parents,

The school year is starting to wind down, and I pray that your student is finishing well. As schedules start to change for this season, we are excited for opportunities for great ministry. We are going to Hume Wildwood for summer camp, volunteering to help with Day Camp, and serving in Ensenada, Mexico – what wonderful opportunities! I hope that your student is able to get involved with all the fun stuff we have going on for the next couple of months.

In the summer season, our youth group schedule is a lot different than the rest of the year, so please make sure that you and your student are connected and are getting informed on how to stay involved.

Keep informed in the Lighthouse Loop:

• Go to www.ourlighthouse.cc
• SUBSCRIBE to the Lighthouse Loop blog to receive weekly e-mails for parents
• LIKE on Facebook for updated info on events for students

Attached to this letter is the Lighthouse Summer Calendar, please note some important dates:

• May 16^th will be the end of small groups at Hope Center on Thursdays. Starting May 30^th we will be meeting at Hidden Lakes Park from 7-8:30pm.
• Hume Wildwood Summer Camp, June 16^th-22^nd – reserve your student’s spot for $75, limited space available. Total cost $445.
• Volunteer at Day Camp the week of June 24^th-28^th. Afterwards, we are doing various activities throughout the week.
• Get involved in a summer Bible study! More details to follow.

If you would like to connect to talk about anything let me know, I am here to serve you!

God Bless,

Paul Scholz

Hope Center Covenant Church l Director of High School Ministries

paul@hopecenter.cc l www.ourlighthouse.cc

(916) 223-4327 cell l (925) 685-4673 ext 13 church

Wildwood Update

As of today, all of our Wildwood Summer Camp spots have been filled. From now on to sign up for summer camp we will have to go on a waiting list at Hume Lake to see if they have any spots open. I am guessing that we could get 5 more, so please keep signing up! Have your student invite friends, this is going to be an incredible camp.

For those already signed up for Hume Wildwood, you need to complete the registration for your child online. We are in the process now of sending you a "Request code" to log onto the Hope Center reservation and answer medical information. This needs to be done by May 10th, so please check your email!

Thank you,
Paul / paul@hopecenter.cc

Our Famine is Famous

I recently had a phone conference with Adam Philips who is a part of the Covenant Kids Congo (CKC) organization. Our denomination joined World Vision to help fight hunger and disease in the Congo. Last October over 40 kids were sponsored by our congregation, and our 30 Hour Famine funds went to support the CKC efforts.

Adam was so impressed with our story and how our Famine went, he asked me to write a blog post. Click here to check it out: http://blogs.covchurch.org/covenantkidscongo/famine-update-hope-covenant/

This Sunday we will be celebrating the success of raising $5,926.67 to fight hunger in the Congo. Please bring your student ready to celebrate this Sunday, April 21st in our youth service at 9:00am.

Paul / paul@hopecenter.cc

p.s. No Youth Service on Sunday April 28th. We would like to encourage your family to all attend church and worship together. Also, we would like to encourage your student to get involved in serving on Sundays by job shadowing positions like: welcome/greeters, tech booth, sound booth, worship band, and more.

Baptism Sunday

We are currently in a series looking at the early Church topically through the book of Acts. The series is called After Easter, each week we take stories of all the great and wonderful things that happened to the people of God because of Jesus' death, resurrection, and ascension. One of the themes we will be focusing on is baptism, the act that symbolizes the change inside one's heart to follow Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

On June 2nd, we will cancel our youth service to be a part of Baptism Sunday with the whole church. Have you or your child been baptized? Do you know someone that is ready to be baptized? Now is the time! Contact me to get more information.

Paul / paul@hopecenter.cc